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Post number 9198

sanitycheck — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 10:21:24 -0800

What do Windows XP and lingerie have in common? Quite a lot, according to Microsoft. The Register reports that MS is taking full advantage of the fact that sex sells with their latest Swiss ad. There's only one problem - the commercial doesn't make any sense.

By: mathowie

mathowie — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 10:33:51 -0800

You can download the commercial here.

By: thebigpoop

thebigpoop — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 10:36:00 -0800

This is quite frightening. Two consenting adults wanting something, yet Bill won't let them have it without his permission? Unfortunately the tone is light enough that most people won't give it a second thought.

By: sanitycheck

sanitycheck — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 10:36:33 -0800

Whoops. Should have mentioned the download in my post. It's also available at AdCritic.

By: hijinx

hijinx — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 10:37:21 -0800

It makes sense to me, and it actually made me smile a bit. But then my patented cynicism set in. "Wouldn't it be easier if, instead of hooks, bras had the ease of use of XP?"

By: ColdChef

ColdChef — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 10:40:33 -0800

XP Bras? Scary. I'd rather have Macintosh bras. They'd be simple, well designed, come in a variety of colors and maybe even be...(gulp) translucent. Of course, only 1 out of ten women could wear one.

By: websavvy

websavvy — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 10:42:26 -0800

Proof positive that the Bra-wser is part of the operating system, and not an application. (ducks)

By: jfuller

jfuller — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 10:43:38 -0800

> All's going fine, she whips her top off and the young man > tries to relieve her of her patriarchal symbol of > oppression (the bra). > > Nothing doing. Twisting twisting and nothing. Then an > information menu pops up on her back. "Hilfe holen, > Anleitung drucken, Gleich offnen, Abbrechen". We've no > idea what they mean, but running his finger down her > back he goes for the third choice. Tap. That's Switzerdeutsche for "Abort, Retry, Fail?"

By: frenetic

frenetic — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 11:01:35 -0800

Huh huh. He said "deutsche".

By: ParisParamus

ParisParamus — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 11:02:04 -0800

Thankfully, the video is in Quicktime : )

By: briank

briank — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 11:05:45 -0800

Thankfully, the video is in Quicktime : ) Only if you download it from AdCritic. If you go to the MS site, it runs in WMP.

By: dogmatic

dogmatic — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 11:13:11 -0800

i got it in quicktime from the ms site. whichever you view it on has more to do with your computer's set up than the site you view it at.

By: jragon

jragon — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 11:40:44 -0800

Yeah, the microsoft link is http://www.microsoft.com/switzerland/de/officexp/library/images/30sekdt01.mpeg, so it'll play in whichever player you have set to play MPEGs.

By: valerie

valerie — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 11:46:03 -0800

I believe the options are: Hilfe holen - Get help Anleitung drucken - Print instructions/tutorial Gleich offnen - Open similar Abbrechen - Quit/Terminate

By: ParisParamus

ParisParamus — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 11:59:12 -0800

Similar WHAT?

By: mrbula

mrbula — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 12:02:44 -0800

Well, that's when the other girl walks in and...

By: syzygy

syzygy — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 12:03:08 -0800

valerie - actually, gleich öffnen means 'open now'. 'Gleich' can be translated as either 'similar' or 'directly' (Ich werde gleich zurückkommen = I will return directly).

By: Apoch

Apoch — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 13:31:31 -0800

The mp3 I downloaded from the MS site caused WMP to crash. How funny is that?

By: fooljay

fooljay — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 14:12:45 -0800

What do Windows XP and lingerie have in common? Err, both of them lead to getting f*cked by the Man?

By: hotdoughnutsnow

hotdoughnutsnow — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 16:52:51 -0800

I 'updated' my Quicktime last week, and now everything opens in it... man, I hate media players that take over your system. Also, she appears to be consenting, so why the password?

By: darukaru

darukaru — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 17:38:10 -0800

The Linux bra: freely available, fits just about any woman, and the stays never give way, but you have to have years of experience or a big thick manual to put it on or remove it.

By: kindall

kindall — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 17:41:56 -0800

I've got your big thick manual right here.

By: lotsofno

lotsofno — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 18:26:02 -0800

umm.. keep that manual in your pants their, jerry.

By: riffola

riffola — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 18:27:16 -0800

I liked the add, I thought it was obvious that the girl was toying with the guy. She has the sly smile thing happening.

By: hotdoughnutsnow

hotdoughnutsnow — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 18:51:42 -0800

Women! Now even "Yes" means "No." They need a big thick manual... a big thick one indeed. ;-)

By: kindall

kindall — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 20:29:21 -0800

Wow. My friend Matt was right -- you can make anything into an innuendo by saying "I've got your _____ right here."

By: hotdoughnutsnow

hotdoughnutsnow — Tue, 24 Jul 2001 06:47:16 -0800

I've got your... um, "friend" Matt's innuendo right here, buddy.

By: dagnyscott

dagnyscott — Tue, 24 Jul 2001 07:23:05 -0800

It's called Europe. There was freakin pornography selling a chocolate bar in Germany... A few years ago there was an ad for some Microsoft product (Office 97?) in either Der Stern or Der Spiegel with a big picture of Max and Moritz. Microsoft: it's a prank attack on your computer.

By: hotdoughnutsnow

hotdoughnutsnow — Tue, 24 Jul 2001 08:19:49 -0800

"with a big picture of Max and Moritz." and we were confused before... Google brings me this, and I read it all, but still don't get it. Ah, how oft we read or hear of Boys we almost stand in fear of! For example, take these stories Of two youths, named Max and Moritz.

By: briank

briank — Tue, 24 Jul 2001 08:30:35 -0800

Max and Moritz are the German originals of "The Katzenjammer Kids"